MUMBAI: Fresh tensions between the US and Iran affected global investor sentiment on Monday, pushing up crude oil prices, weakening the rupee to a level below the 95-to-the-dollar mark, and leading to a sell-off on Dalal Street. As a result, sensex lost over 1,000 points in early trade, recovered some ground by mid-session, but fresh…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) The Vaibhav Sooryavanshi phenomenon has crossed borders, with excitement around the 15-year-old prodigy reaching fever pitch in Ireland ahead of his possible India debut in the upcoming T20I series against Ireland.Sooryavanshi, who captured the imagination of cricket fans with his sensational exploits in the IPL, is in line to make his…
JABALPUR: An upper-deck seat on the Madhya Tourism cruise on the Bargi dam reservoir cost Rs 160. You had to pay more to be on the lower deck – Rs 200. Most of the lower deck was underwater, so one could even see the fish outside its floor-to-ceiling glass walls.On April 30, a 70-year-old former…
Former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, built her reputation on being direct. But this time around, her bluntness didn’t sit well with the female professionals in India. Nooyi’s recent remark that she “could never have become CEO in India” has sparked backlash.During a recent conversation with Condoleezza Rice, the former US Secretary of…
NEW DELHI: Twin Olympic medallist PV Sindhu moved comfortably into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday after a dominant straight-game victory. Sindhu defeated Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-9, 21-12 in just 37 minutes, barely giving her opponent any chance to settle into the contest. The Indian star looked…
NEW DELHi: Indian Army and Russian forces have held discussions to further deepen their military partnership at the 5th sub-working group (land) meeting.Sharing details on X on Saturday, Indian Army said the “meeting under the India–Russia Inter Governmental Commission (IRIGC) on military and military technical cooperation concluded successfully, marking another significant milestone in strengthening defence…
Screenshot of video tweeted by PTI NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in an empty coach of the Hyderabad–Jaipur Special train at Hyderabad’s Nampally railway station on Friday evening, the South Central Railway said. The incident occurred while the rake was being placed on the platform ahead of its scheduled departure, it added. According to…
Across Rajasthan, there are cities associated with lakes, palaces, deserts and ancient trade routes. Jodhpur carries a different identity. Set on the edge of the Thar Desert, it spends much of the year under clear skies and strong sunlight, a feature that earned it the title of the Sun City of India. Yet the nickname…
US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in France shortly for the G7 summit but, before he even touches down on the tarmac, a long history of his own sharp words stands to welcome him.The seven leaders gathering in Évian-les-Bains all have been on the receiving end of Trump’s ire, or found themselves having…
Bengaluru: The centre has notified the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus to channel venture capital into startups, with a focus on deeptech and manufacturing.The scheme retains the earlier fund-of-funds structure, with government capital flowing into SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which will invest in startups.What is new is…